French farmers 'heavily impacted' by climate crisis, both psychologically and economically.

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Jean-Mathieu Thévenot, farmer in the French Basque Country, a member of the Confédération Paysanne farmers' union in France, and part of the international movement La Via Campesina.

According to Thévenot, 2026 marks a turning point where climate disruption has become an immediate agricultural, economic, and cultural reality.

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